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- Grade Range
- 3rd - 12th
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Students use photo images from space to create a large map of the United States or the world, find where they live and label other places they know. They are exposed to a Web resource that allows them to view photo images of Earth taken from space. Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students demonstrate ways of measuring distance in space. They construct a model to illustrate varying distances of stars from Earth and graph data to organize information about stars in these activities. Full Review »
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- 7th - 12th
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Students conduct research on space science and fiction at the Franklin Institute's exhibition "An Inquirer's Guide to the Universe." After completing their research, they compose science fiction stories about imaginary planets. Full Review »
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- 7th - 10th
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Students examine the descriptive science dealing with the surface of Earth, its division into continents and countries, climate, natural resources, inhabitants and industries of the various divisions and analyze the political geography of the Space Age. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd - 5th
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Students investigate the solar system, gravity, rotation, and orbit in this technology-based Science lesson for the upper-elementary classroom. Emphasis is placed on independent work and the lesson includes cross-curricular extensions. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students explore our sun, moon, plants, asteroids, comets and other objects in space. They participate in group discussions, create PowerPoint presentations, construct graphs, charts, poetry, creative writing stories, and art projects. Full Review »
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- 12th
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Students discover how astronomers learn indirectly about objects in space without seeing them. They research one specific astronomical discovery using an exploratory device such as a space probe, and analyze how the data provide information to define and understand objects in space. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students brainstorm types of accommodations needed for space travel. They create a table of categories for these accommodations and work in groups to research the categories. Each group puts together a five minute presentation to present their research results. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 8th - 10th
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Students comprehend how to solve problems using scientific inquiry. They value the use of evidence, models, and explanations to demonstrate understanding of science concepts and processes. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students list and describe the different ways space is explored and compare early exploration to today's way of space exploration. They hypothesize the way space may be explored in the future as well as identify the physical characteristics of the Earth. Full Review »
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